Despite the wonders that are delivered by digital music today, sometimes I really miss lying on my back on a shag carpet, eyes closed, two huge stack speakers aimed at my head, listening to a quality vinyl record played over excellent analog equipment.
One day I wish to retire to a dictionary.
Sometimes I come untethered.
Sir @ May 26, 2011 # 7 Comments
This week’s installment of the IndieInk Writing Challenge was submitted by Dilli, who provided a line from Sarah Kay’s exceptional poem, ‘Point B’: ‘Okay, there’s a few heartbreaks chocolate can’t fix. But that’s what the rain boots are for, because rain will wash away everything if you let it.’ My challenge this week fell to [...]
Sir @ May 19, 2011 # 7 Comments
This week’s installment of the IndieInk Writing Challenge was submitted by Sunshine and consisted of the following: ‘You’ve committed a crime.’ In writing this, I seem to have morphed the challenge into, ‘A crime has been committed’, which may qualify as a total cop out on my part, but I’m willing to endure the derisive [...]
Sir @ May 12, 2011 # 7 Comments
This week’s installment of the IndieInk Writing Challenge was submitted by Sunshine, who asked me to tell a story about an Oklahoma biker bar and include a tumbleweed. God, if I had a nickel for every time someone named Sunshine asked me that…..I’d now have a nickel. My challenge this week fell to Stefan, whose [...]
Sir @ May 5, 2011 # 2 Comments
This week’s installment of the IndieInk Writing Challenge was submitted by Jen, who asks me to think about a missed opportunity (professional or personal) and talk about how my life might be different if I hadn’t missed it. An excellent challenge, the answer to which is a bit tardy, but also slightly long-winded, so there [...]